George Büchi | |
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| Born | (1921-08-01)August 1, 1921 Baden, Switzerland |
| Died | August 28, 1998(1998-08-28) (aged 77) Switzerland |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Awards | Ernest Guenther Award(1958) |
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| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Beitrag zur Konstitutionsaufklärung des Breins (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Leopold Ružička |
| Doctoral students | Edward M. Burgess |
George Hermann Büchi (August 1, 1921 – August 28, 1998) was a Swissorganic chemist and professor at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology. "Paternò's reaction", known since the early twentieth century,[1] was renamed to the "Paternò–Büchi reaction" based on enhancements made to it by Büchi's research group.[2]
Büchi died at the age of 77 of heart failure while hiking with his wife in Switzerland.[3][4]
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